When the couple sat down for a joint interview after their engagement last year, they shared how they plan to make sure the legacy of Diana, who died in Paris 21 years ago in the early hours of August 31, remains strong.

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Harry says he knows his mom would have loved his bride-to-be.

“They’d be thick as thieves, without question,” he said. “I think she would be over the moon, jumping up and down, so excited for me. But I think she would have been best friends with Meghan.”

To keep his mother “with us on this crazy journey together,” as Harry said, he proposed with a ring that includes two diamonds from Diana’s personal collection, as well as a stone from Botswana, where the two traveled early in their relationship.

Markle noted that keeping Diana close to their hearts during their engagement is important to her, too.

“Not being able to meet his mom, it’s so important to me to know that she’s a part of this with us,” she said.

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